Question 65
MediumOriginal questionThe Rowlatt Act, which Gandhi called on the country to resist, gave the police power to
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B
Correct answer: B
Explanation
The Act, known as the Black Act, allowed arrest without stated reason, and its purpose was to check the growing nationalist movement.
Gandhi's response was a call for satyagraha against it.
It was the protest against this Act, and the arrest of two of its leaders at Amritsar, that filled Jallianwala Bagh.
Worth noting
The Act's nickname carries its meaning: a law that took away the ordinary protection of having to be told why you are being held.
- Concept
- The Rowlatt Act
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